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Definição e significado de drain
Definição
drain (v. trans.)
1.drink to the last drop"drink up--there's more wine coming"
2.empty of liquid; drain the liquid from"We drained the oil tank"
drain (n.)
1.emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
2.a gradual depletion of energy or resources"a drain on resources" "a drain of young talent by emigration"
3.tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
4.(ellipsis)a pipe through which liquid is carried away
drain (v.)
1.make weak"Life in the camp drained him"
2.deplete of resources"The exercise class drains me of energy"
3.flow off gradually"The rain water drains into this big vat"
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Merriam Webster
DrainDrain (drān), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drained (drānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Draining.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.]
1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. Bacon.
But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. Motley.
2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain,
Filled the capacious deep and formed the main. Roscommon.
3. To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. Bacon.
DrainDrain, v. i.
1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.
2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain.
DrainDrain, n.
1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources.
2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.
3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [Eng.] Halliwell.
Box drain, Counter drain. See under Box, Counter. -- Right of drain (Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. Kent.
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Sinónimos
drain (n.)
channel, conduit, downspout, drainage, drainpipe, duct, outlet, rainwater pipe, sap, sewer, soil pipe, waste, waste pipe
drain (n.) (ellipsis)
drainpipe, outlet, soil pipe, waste pipe, waste (ellipsis)
drain (v. intr.)
drain (v. trans.)
drain the cup, drink up, empty, finish, finish off, finish up, pour off, strain
Ver também
drain (v.)
↘ debilitating, debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, weakening ↗ debile, decrepit, faint, feeble, infirm, light, lightheaded, light-headed, rickety, sapless, swooning, weak, weakly
drain (v. trans.)
Locuções
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Dicionario analógico
drain (n.)
[ellipsis]
drain (n.)
assainissement (fr)[Classe]
opération d'amélioration d'un sol (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
drain[Nominalisation]
clearance, emptying, evacuation, voidance[Hyper.]
drain - drain, run out[Dérivé]
drain (n.)
[ellipsis]
pipage, pipe, piping[Hyper.]
drain - drain, run out[Dérivé]
drain (n.)
tube chirurgical (fr)[Classe]
drain (v.)
rendre physiquement faible (fr)[Classe]
rendre faible (moral) (fr)[Classe]
(power; strength)[termes liés]
weaken[Hyper.]
faint, light, lightheaded, light-headed, swooning - debile, decrepit, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly[Rendre+Attrib.]
debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, exhaustion, weakening - debility, feebleness, flaccidity, fragility, frailness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism, weakness - debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening[Dérivé]
drain (v.)
drain (v.)
drain (v. intr.)
drip[Classe]
cuisiner : opération consistant à enlever (fr)[DomainRegistre]
fabriquer du fromage (fr)[DomainRegistre]
drain (v. tr.)
faire sécher (fr)[Classe]
jardiner (fr)[DomaineCollocation]
drain (v. tr.)
faire couler (fr)[Classe]
cuisiner : opération consistant à enlever (fr)[DomainRegistre]
drain (v. tr.)
enlever, vider un liquide (fr)[Classe...]
empty[Hyper.]
drain, drainage - drain, drainpipe, outlet, soil pipe, waste, waste pipe[Dérivé]
Wikipedia
Drain
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A drain is a plumbing fixture that provides an exit-point for waste water or water that is to be re-circulated
Drain may also refer to:
- Drainage, the natural or artificial removal of surface and sub-surface water from a given area
- Storm drain, a system of collecting and disposing of rain water in an urban area
- Drain STH, a disbanded female hard-rock band from Sweden
- Drain (surgery), a tube used to remove pus or other fluids from a wound
- Drain, Maine-et-Loire, a commune in Maine-et-Loire département, France
- Drain (transistor), a terminal in a field effect transistor
- Waterloo & City Line, in the London Underground, nicknamed the The Drain
- Data Drain, a fictional element and technique in the .hack universe
- Drain, Oregon, a city in Douglas County, Oregon, United States
- Drains, County Antrim, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Drains Bog, a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
- Drain (comics), a comic book series starring a vampire
- Drain (waterway), a stream or creek, as in "Lick Drain" in Tucker County, WVa
Surnames
- Charles Drain (disambiguation), several people
- Thomas Drain
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